Earnhardt Ganassi Racing confirmed that it would campaign full-time Chevrolets with a fourth car entered for the Daytona 500.
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The IndyCar Series has announced a new testing policy that will be implemented for the 2009 season which will see teams restricted to six days of running over the course of the year.
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NASCAR's Sprint Cup cars will be hitting the Daytona International Speedway on February 7 for what is still known as the Bud Shootout.
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Currently, those who acquire an electric vehicle can only recharge it from an ordinary outlet installed at their home. No infrastructures actually exist that enable eco-friendly drivers to stock up on electricity. That's where the Ontario government and Better Place, a California firm specializing in the field, are coming in.
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Sébastien Buemi (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) set again the fastest time of the day at the Algarve Motor Park in Portimao, Portugal, beating the Toyota-powered Williams of Nico Rosberg.
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There are two things about the Flex the first time you see one that are
only partially true. Number one is that it looks like a Mini Clubman on
steroids. This isn't true. The optional white roof and the love it or hate it design squared off design provide only a passing resemblance to the
Clubman.
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This partnership, managed by Pascal Picotte, will be back in the Superbike and Supersport classes of the 2009 Parts Canada Superbike Championship.
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British driver Mike Conway, a test driver for team Honda in Formula 1, will compete in the IndyCar Series in 2009 with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing.
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Toyota chiefs have effectively confirmed reports that a poor showing in 2009 will spell an end to the Japanese manufacturer's formula one foray.
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NASCAR's Sprint Cup cars will be hitting the Daytona International Speedway on February 7 for what is still known as the Bud Shootout.
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You shouldn't smoke--but if you do, you'll now have to butt out before driving a vehicle with small children on board. In light of studies on the harmful effects of second-hand smoke, the Ontario government is putting a new law in effect today that bans smoking in cars occupied by kids.
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General Motors will go to market with four core brands in the future: Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC. Pontiac will be shrunk "significantly," a senior GM executive told the Automotive News World Congress tonight.
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General Motors will go to market with four core brands in the future: Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC. Pontiac will be shrunk "significantly," a senior GM executive told the Automotive News World Congress tonight.
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Hundreds of North American auto-parts makers may fail within months as a weakening economy forces automakers to slash production, the CEO of Canada's second-largest supplier said.
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Linamar Corp. CEO Linda Hasenfratz called on government and union support along with more cost cutting among her supplier peers to rescue the auto industry.
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Linamar Corp. CEO Linda Hasenfratz called on government and union support along with more cost cutting among her supplier peers to rescue the auto industry.
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Consumers are wary about the advertising messages they get from traditional media sources such as television and newspapers, which makes new media all the more critical for successful marketing, a top GM advertising executive said today.
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Automotive companies that wish to innovate their way into continued viability need to accept product ideas from all areas of their businesses -- and outside. "Invention may belong to randd, but innovation does not," Andrew Brown Jr.
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General Motors says complicated paperwork is the reason it has not received the second installment of the low-interest federal loan it was due to receive on Friday, Jan. 16. GM expects the $5.4 billion this week, GM spokesman Greg Martin said.
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Chrysler LLC and Fiat S.p.A. have little in the way of engine and transmission technology that can be transplanted into each other's vehicles, analysts say -- at least not right away.
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